Why Hong Kong students favour more face-to-face classroom time in blended learning

• Main Authors: James Henri, Sandra Lee
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Associação Brasileira de Psicologia Escolar e Educacional
• Series: Psicologia Escolar e Educacional
• Subjects: Learning; Technology; Measurement
• Online Access: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-85572007000300010&lng=en&tlng=en

A three year study in student characteristics, needs and learning styles guided instructors at the University of Hong Kong Faculty of Education to improve teaching and learning in a core module: Information Literacy. A mixed-method approach analyzed data collected from undergraduate, in-service teachers in a BEd program, and helped instructors in the program to gain insight into the Hong Kong teacher working, post-service towards a BEd in Library and Information Science. Part-time students indicated a preference for a combination of online and face-to-face teaching, with more face-to-face class time in that mix. These findings would also be informative for other part-time programs using blended teaching and learning models.